Jalyn Hall
{{short description|American actor (born 2006)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jalyn Hall
| image = Jalyn Hall at The White House on February 16, 2023 - P20230216CS-0130 04 (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Hall at the White House in 2023
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|12|23}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJcxDBA-0c | title=Jalyn Hall on Playing Emmett till, Acting + Importance of Learning History While Young | website=YouTube | access-date=2022-10-25 | archive-date=2022-10-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025102922/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJcxDBA-0c | url-status=live }}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| nationality =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2018–present
| known_for = All American
Till
| notable_works =
}}
Jalyn Emil Hall (born December 23, 2006) is an American actor best known for his roles as Dillon James on All American and Emmett Till in the 2022 biographical film Till.
Early life
Hall was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite news |title="Till" Star Jalyn Hall on Playing Emmett Till, Authenticity, and Support Systems |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/till-star-jalyn-hall-playing-emmett-till-authenticity-support-systems-interview |access-date=25 October 2022 |publisher=Teen Vogue |date=October 14, 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025011803/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/till-star-jalyn-hall-playing-emmett-till-authenticity-support-systems-interview |url-status=live }}
Career
In 2018, Hall was cast as Dillon James in the television series All American.
In 2021, when Hall auditioned for a role in Till, he was not told that the project was about Emmett Till until his second audition.{{cite magazine |last1=Handy |first1=Bruce |title=How Jalyn Hall Prepared to Play Emmett Till |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/24/how-jalyn-hall-prepared-to-play-emmett-till |access-date=25 October 2022 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=October 17, 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025011803/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/24/how-jalyn-hall-prepared-to-play-emmett-till |url-status=live }} In preparation for filming, Hall met with Till's relatives in Georgia prior to filming. The film premiered in October 2022.{{cite news |title='TILL' STAR JALYN HALL PLAYING EMMETT TAUGHT ME THIS ... Be Yourself, Be Aware |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/02/till-star-jalyn-hall-lesson-learned-takeaway-playing-emmett-movie/ |access-date=25 October 2022 |publisher=TMZ |date=October 2, 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025011808/https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/02/till-star-jalyn-hall-lesson-learned-takeaway-playing-emmett-movie/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Hall's family divides their time between Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2018
|The House with a Clock in Its Walls |Devin | |
| 2019
|Harlem Kid | |
| 2020
|Deydey | |
| 2020
|Young Jahkor | |
| 2020
|The App That Stole Christmas |Ben Rhome | |
| 2021
|Young Malik (13 Years) | |
| 2022
|Darious | |
| 2022
|Till | |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2017
|Star |6 Year Old Cotton |1 episode |
| 2017
|LeMichael |1 episode |
| 2017
|Kenny |1 episode |
| 2018
|8 Year Old Dre |2 episodes |
| 2018
|Shawn |1 episode |
| 2018
|Derrick |1 episode |
| 2018
|Theodore |1 episode |
| 2018–present
|Dillon James |Main role |
| 2019-2020
|Grayson |Recurring role |
| 2023–present
|Josh 'Filthy McNasty' Bell |Main role |
| 2024
|Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist |Baby Ray |6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Association !Category !Work !Result !Ref. |
| 2023
|Best Young Actor/Actress |Till |{{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commonscat|Jalyn Hall}}
- {{IMDb name|8786575}}
- {{TV Guide person|3000165637}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Jalyn}}
Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:African-American male child actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors